tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8898604213736705883..comments2024-03-29T06:59:14.073-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday November 24, 2011 Ruth Ann DaileyZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83906332534181655562011-11-25T12:59:13.122-06:002011-11-25T12:59:13.122-06:00Congrats Ruth Ann on your first LAT puzzle, it was...Congrats Ruth Ann on your first LAT puzzle, it was a beauty execpt for one set of clues: 55A could be either nae or nie and 56D could then be either abms or ibms; either combination is correct.posterboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403565509785100802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41614790593905648192011-11-24T22:32:16.868-06:002011-11-24T22:32:16.868-06:00I came across "Rudy" on cable. It was ab...I came across "Rudy" on cable. It was about 25 percent along already. I am enjoying it for perhaps the fourth time. What a great feel-good movie!Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11541468355935392292011-11-24T22:27:00.190-06:002011-11-24T22:27:00.190-06:00Hi gang -
Avg Joe - Sorry, man. Losing a pet is ...Hi gang -<br /><br />Avg Joe - Sorry, man. Losing a pet is tough.<br /><br />While I admire the technique and effort of a puzzle with 4 grid-spanning theme entries, I neither liked nor enjoyed this one.<br /><br />"When doubled" is just "Half a" restated. Lame. TAP HOUSE and ARCHAEOLOGY JOBS are contrived.<br /><br />"Oveseas denial" - Not only foreign, but the language is unspecified. Not acceptable.<br /><br />There's lots of good stuff in this puzzle, too, but far, far too many flaws.<br /><br />Dennis - Hope you survived the great Macaroni massacre.<br /><br />We had a fresh Amish turkey. it was fabulous. Pumpkin pie from Costco is top shelf. We Skyped with the kids in FLA. Great fun.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.<br />JzB occasionally outreJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42217318164360434472011-11-24T19:04:53.621-06:002011-11-24T19:04:53.621-06:00Trisha Yearwood's recording also did well, I t...Trisha Yearwood's recording also did well, I think. I had it on tape after my husband died suddenly. It was one of my "weep-to" songs.<br /><br />-PKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9594724295494573602011-11-24T18:17:18.027-06:002011-11-24T18:17:18.027-06:00Ahhhh...what can be better than having a wonderful...Ahhhh...what can be better than having a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with friends, watching football, and having a glass of wine while reading about everyone's day? The pumpkin pie was great, but I have to admit, that the second slice of apple pie was to die for! <br /><br />I'm off to take Don G. and C.C.'s Thanksgiving Day challenge...HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19322180209122791842011-11-24T18:16:58.918-06:002011-11-24T18:16:58.918-06:00Sorry...meant to include a link to the Trisha Year...Sorry...meant to include a link to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFnD3uwKHag" rel="nofollow">Trisha Yearwood version</a> (3:56) in my first post, though I'm not sure how many of you will want to watch it after that heart-wrenching dog tribute...<br /><br />Abejo, C.C. includes a link on the blog that shows the newspapers that run the LAT CW:<br /><a href="http://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/2009/11/la-times-daily-newspaper-update.html" rel="nofollow">LAT Daily Newspapers</a><br />Looks like she might need to add the Cincinnati Inquirer.<br /><br />Hey! I used to live in Willoughby as a kid!anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643741985982080520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16093500100096582642011-11-24T18:13:58.427-06:002011-11-24T18:13:58.427-06:00Ahhhh...what can be better than having a wonderful...Ahhhh...what can be better than having a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with friends, watching football, and having a glass of wine while reading about everyone's day? The pumpkin pie was great, but I have to admit, that the second slice of apple pie was to die for! <br /><br />I'm off to take Don G. and C.C.'s Thanksgiving Day challenge...HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86832647370067916712011-11-24T18:07:20.663-06:002011-11-24T18:07:20.663-06:00Ant, great dog video. It makes my tear up. Of cour...Ant, great dog video. It makes my tear up. Of course, I can't get through reading Rainbow Bridge with dry eyes either.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77238485804302740392011-11-24T18:02:47.786-06:002011-11-24T18:02:47.786-06:00Well, I'm stuffed and I'm still waiting fo...Well, I'm stuffed and I'm still waiting for pumpkin pie (my grandmother's version).Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32699339642824302752011-11-24T17:34:47.732-06:002011-11-24T17:34:47.732-06:00'aLLO, mates! That first theme answer had me ...'aLLO, mates! That first theme answer had me thinking HIPPIE'S LOving it (yeah, man, can you DIG it?).<br /><br />Interesting story about the song from CON AIR. Disney thought LeAnn Rimes was too young to sing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90e8ryPDKWo" rel="nofollow">How Do I Live</a> (4:29), so they had Trisha Yearwood sing the version heard in the movie. Of course, LeAnn's version went on to become a huge hit. And - neither version is actually on the soundtrack. Disney was definitely kicking themselves on that one.<br /><br />John Barry, in addition to all of his soundtrack work, released two incredibly beautiful solo albums. Avg Joe, this one's for you. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OQUSkYBRs" rel="nofollow">Crazy Dog</a> (3:04).anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643741985982080520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15725908063350300082011-11-24T15:33:32.174-06:002011-11-24T15:33:32.174-06:00So, I thought I would do another puzzle today. I ...So, I thought I would do another puzzle today. I picked up the Cincinnati Inquirer and, lo and behold, it has the same puzzle as the L A Times, Chicago Tribune, and Dayton Dailly News.<br /><br />Again, I wonder how many papers carry this same puzzle.<br /><br />AbejoAbejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53480490116872598552011-11-24T15:09:40.209-06:002011-11-24T15:09:40.209-06:00To Average Joe: Read of your pet dog passing yest...To Average Joe: Read of your pet dog passing yesterday. Really sorry to hear that and my sympathies to you and your family. We have gone through several dogs, and when they pass we take their ashes to Pennsylvania and bury them under the oak tree.<br /><br />AbejoAbejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26906931372978013162011-11-24T14:53:20.696-06:002011-11-24T14:53:20.696-06:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Ruth Ann, for a...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Ruth Ann, for a challenging, but fun puzzle. Thank you, heartRx, for the Thanksgiving write-up.<br /><br />Got through the top half pretty easily. The bottom was another story.<br /><br />Hippies Lodgings came first. Archaeology Jobs was the last, and toughest.<br /><br />Had TOASTING REMARKS for a while. Works with Digs. Then figured out TAUNTING REMARKS.<br /><br />Lots of perp solves in this puzzle. BIG ELK, OPORTO, LANCET, DELIA, OXY<br /><br />ABMS was tough. I wanted ICBM for a while. Tried ARMS. Then the light bulb came on-----ABMS.<br /><br />I am sitting here in Ohio. A distant relative is doing another crossword the same time I am doing this one. His is from the Dayton, OH, Dayton Daily News. Turns out we are doing the same puzzle. Small world. I wonder how many papers the L A Times puzzle is in?<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />AbejoAbejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55596191576183793682011-11-24T13:09:22.157-06:002011-11-24T13:09:22.157-06:00This was a tough one for me. Good but hard. I'...This was a tough one for me. Good but hard. I'm already worrying that tomorrow's may be even harder.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving everybody! I can smell the turkey cooking. <br /><br />Avg Joe, I was sure sorry to hear about your dog. We made the same trip to the vet a couple of years ago. One of the saddest days of my life. Best wishes for you.<br /><br />I found this video of the <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40153870/vp/45422789#45422789" rel="nofollow">Thanksgiving spirit</a> in the farming heartland of our country.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18840060772986101062011-11-24T12:53:27.967-06:002011-11-24T12:53:27.967-06:00Second DNF in a row. That southwest corner was a ...Second DNF in a row. That southwest corner was a Gordian knot of names, proper nouns and abbreviations that my xwording sword could not cut. Wonder if my days as a hippie are catching up with me.<br /><br />Speaking as a hippie, I never used nor remember my hippie friends using "Digs" to refer to our lodgings. "Pad", "Tree", "Crib", maybe even "Bungalow", but "Digs" sounds more from the beatnik era. BEATNIKLODGINGS even has the right letter count.<br /><br />I associate "Digs" with ARCHAEOLOGY sites, not JOBS. Too many letters though.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67385952519963528822011-11-24T12:48:26.674-06:002011-11-24T12:48:26.674-06:00The same to you, Garlic Gal! I think of you every...The same to you, Garlic Gal! I think of you every time I use the Gilroy post it notes.<br /><br />If you go to OPORTO, Portugal, you can tour the port winery there.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24252030701071795572011-11-24T12:28:17.169-06:002011-11-24T12:28:17.169-06:00I've changed my avatar to the only picture I h...I've changed my avatar to the only picture I have of our dog on the computer. This one I dubbed "Parapets" and it was taken at our last house. Our Rotty would lay on the parapet every time he was out front with us. People would actually stop and take pictures since he looked almost ornamental in this pose, like a concrete lion. The Golden had to be posed for the shot, but she put up with it. It was taken just a couple of months before we had to make that final trip to the Vet with her. He was a good companion to the older dog for 2 years before that. He also had his own late life companion. We got a very nice Calico cat 2 years ago that was instantly his best buddy. Now it's up to her to carry on.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83504885779417628792011-11-24T11:30:24.292-06:002011-11-24T11:30:24.292-06:00Can't believe I can actually provide some spor...Can't believe I can actually provide some sports insight. If you watched the women in beach volleyball at the last summer Olympics, then you probably saw Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the US team. Those athletic dives and tremendous "saves" are known as "digs". I've heard they plan to come out of retirement and try again in 2012.<br /><br />And regarding the Edsel, I believe the best description at the time was that from the front it resembled a Buick sucking a lemon.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9747586669768516492011-11-24T11:30:01.090-06:002011-11-24T11:30:01.090-06:00Happy Thanksgiving to one and all - especially J.D...Happy Thanksgiving to one and all - especially J.D., Chickie, Lucina, Dodo (where art thou, BTW?) and Clear Ayes! GarlicGal is checking in from Gilroy.<br /><br />The puzzle was tricky this a.m. Finally got GOATEE, and then the corner filled itself in. Didn't see "Q AS" either. Phew...<br /><br />While you-all are watching football, I hope to catch the new George Clooney movie sometime this weekend. <br /><br />Rally on Puzzlers!GarlicGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311111741227061537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63701124154239113652011-11-24T11:29:48.455-06:002011-11-24T11:29:48.455-06:00Happy Thanksgiving everybody--and many thanks to M...Happy Thanksgiving everybody--and many thanks to Ms. Daley and Marti for puzzle and write-up. Unlike some of my fellow bloggers I had trouble with the West side both up and down and finally had to cheat to finish. Had 'Norah' instead of 'Delia' Ephron, for example, and 'graph' for 'matte' as the photo finish. Then 'tactless remarks' instead of 'taunting' remarks and so on, all the way down the line. But don't mind being a little challenged on a holiday--when, with DH home from hospital--I have much to be thankful for.<br /><br />@AvgJoe--losing a pet really is losing a member of the family. We're on our second generation of dachshunds, after losing the first about 8 years ago, within 6 months of each other. They were 15 years old. We felt a little embarrassed to be so engulfed by grief, but couldn't shake it. So my heart goes out to you, along with thankfulness that you gave your dog such a fabulous life.Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38945072108577339692011-11-24T11:26:05.335-06:002011-11-24T11:26:05.335-06:00Happy Thanksgiving Day, Marti, C.C. and all cyber ...Happy Thanksgiving Day, Marti, C.C. and all cyber friends.<br /><br />Well I dug into this fun puzzle with FEW bumps that GOTME, ALLO instead of ELLO and so GAED not GEED. <br /><br />Otherwise it was a fine time digging out those answers. Couldn't immediately recall Nora Ephron's sister but DELIA emerged nicely.<br /><br />I didn't know POSSE was a rapper's crew, just that it fit.<br /><br />I agree with anon@ 12:56 that hair raising provides a hint for CONAIR which is a hair dryer brand.<br /><br />I am so grateful to have this blog, C.C. and for the friends I have met in person and chatting here.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day, everyone!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27993824594133620862011-11-24T11:10:14.922-06:002011-11-24T11:10:14.922-06:00Hi all,
Happy Thanksgiving...hope it really is fo...Hi all,<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving...hope it really is for everyone. <br /><br />Puzzle was apt for a Thursday level and I had my predictable trouble and now have dents from my V-8 cans. <br />Never had heard of DIGS in reference to volleyball, but then I played the game in the dark ages and maybe the term is for a newer version. I know the way they serve the ball is different from what we did.<br /><br />Avg Joe: my sympathies for you on the loss of your beloved dog. I know how difficult that is. He will live in your heart from now on.<br /><br />Loved the WHOPPER JUNIORS clue/answer :)carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74405136722271408232011-11-24T11:07:42.104-06:002011-11-24T11:07:42.104-06:00@Avg Joe - sorry about the hound. Check out the &q...@Avg Joe - sorry about the hound. Check out the "Rainbow Bridge" video is you want a smile <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceNu4wL2Xro" rel="nofollow"> here </a> - the music is by an old acquaintance of mine back in the UK.<br /><br />As the resident ex-Brit, not sure about TAPHOUSE - TAPROOM is a bar attached to the brewery where you can drink the ales direct from the source, but not heard TAPHOUSE before - I had ALEHOUSE first.<br /><br />Nice puzzle and great write-up though!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I hope you all have a smashing day with your friends and family.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91515360565550161962011-11-24T11:04:25.546-06:002011-11-24T11:04:25.546-06:00Hondo. The Bos/Buf game was on at
4PM out here. Wa...Hondo. The Bos/Buf game was on at<br />4PM out here. Was able to see part of it. Bos winning streak is at 10.<br /><br />Have a nice day everone. Turkey<br />smells delicious.<br /><br />eddyeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88647247167126921122011-11-24T10:50:55.412-06:002011-11-24T10:50:55.412-06:00Avg Joe,
So sorry to hear about your pup. They be...Avg Joe,<br /><br />So sorry to hear about your pup. They become part of the family and their antics usually make the day better. I'm guessing the dog had a great life and a great family caring for him.<br /><br />I lost two within nine months of each other a couple of years ago and even though they've been replaced by Riley, I still miss them.thehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.com